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  • A Swiss populist party rebounds and the Greens sink in the election. That's a big change from 2019

    10/23/2023 11:23:10 AM PDT · by CFW · 8 replies
    ABC News ^ | 10/23/23 | JAMEY KEATEN
    GENEVA -- Switzerland's anti-immigration Swiss People's Party rebounded from searing losses four years ago to become the largest parliamentary faction after the election, official results showed, as two environmentally-minded parties lost ground despite record glacier melt in the Alpine country. Pre-election polls suggested that Swiss voters had three main concerns: Rising fees for the obligatory, free market-based health insurance system; climate change, which has eroded Switzerland’s many glaciers; and worries about migrants and immigration. The final tally late Sunday showed the people's party, known as SVP by its German-language acronym, gained nine seats compared to the last vote in 2019,...